title: Development of new methods to assess the outcomes of emergency care.
abstract: This article provides information supporting the need for new outcome measures in emergency care. It also addresses the use of outcome measures in emergency care, the impact of emergency care, identification of at-risk groups, new approaches to measuring patient satisfaction, quality of life and cost-effectiveness, and the unique related implications for emergency medicine.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado Emergency Medicine Research Center, Denver, USA. Charles.Cairns@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cairnes
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Garrison
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hedges
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Schriger
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards; D017050:Episode of Care; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012306:Risk